May 19, 2020
Titus 2:7 - Reverence and Humour in Preaching
Titus 2:7 calls the preacher to manifest dignity and gravity (Greek: semnotes) in the proclamation of the word. This brief exposition distinguishes judicious, fitting humor — illustrated from Spurgeon, Elijah's mockery of Baal's prophets, and Christ's condemnation of the Pharisees — from the coarse, shock-value language that has characterised certain celebrity preachers, treating reverence in preaching as a positive imperative with direct application to contemporary ministry.
